“We have yet another twist in the worldwide patent battle between electronics giants Apple and Samsung, as the Wall Street Journal and Reuters report a Seoul court has ruled in favor of the latter in a patent case on its home turf. While it decided that Apple had infringed on two Samsung patents, it also found that Samsung had returned the favor on Apple’s “bounceback” design patent, but not on another regarding icon design, resulting in damages also in the “tens of thousands” against Samsung, according to WSJ’s Evan Ramstad. He also reports that other than the light financial slap on the wrist, the ruling means that the infringing products can no longer be sold in South Korea, however that doesn’t mean much because most of them aren’t on shelves any more anyway. Asia Economic reports the two patents Apple was found to have infringed are of the much-disputed standards-essential type relating to the transmission of data.”

Apple really just needs to grow up and get a life. They can’t come complaining to the courts every time someone else makes a smartphone. Hopefully this gives Apple a taste of their own medicine so these patent wars (a.k.a. Apple vs. Everyone else) can stop.